Littleton Rotary once again operated it's Fritos Bag Walking Taco Food Booth at the 51st Annual Littleton Craft Fair organized by the Friends of the Littleton Library and Museum. Proceeds from booth fees help augment funding for services provided by the Bemis Public Library and the Littleton Historical Museum. The event draws over 250 booths full of wonderful arts, crafts, and unique specialty items from creative artisans from across Colorado and the region.
Club members, including our Youth Exchange Student from Germany, Dina Eilermann, worked from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM setting up the booth, preparing and serving the food and generally enjoying the opportunity to meet and greet guests, neighbors, and friends. The Fritos Bag Walking Taco was a big hit as were coffee and donuts in the earlier hours. Proceeds from our Food Booth goes directly to the Littleton Rotary Foundation. The Foundation in turn provides grants to local programs addressing everything from education to homelessness as well as emergency services as needed.
Rotarians recently partnered with Friends of The Dillon Ranger District (FDRD) to restore the damaged fencing at the top of Loveland Pass. This heavily trafficked and popular tourist spot is remarkable for its scenic beauty. It's also popular as the trail head for the West Ridge Trail leading to the summit of the 12, 479’ mountain locally known as Rotary Peak. The old fencing helped to keep visitors on the established paths and off sensitive terrain, but had deteriorated to such a degree that Rotarians determined something needed to be done. It was an embarrassment to have visitors from around the world see the broken-down condition of the approach to one of our state's significant scenic wonders – the Continental Divide at 11,990'.
Joining with the FDRD, members of the Summit County and Littleton Rotary clubs worked together in restoring all the damaged buck-and-rail sections, and adding several new sections. Materials were secured and the project was directed by the FDRD Project Manager Doozie Martin. Public service trail maps and guides produced by Rotary Club donations here happily received by visitors and hikers. Those who successfully made the 1.5 mile hike to Rotary Peak were presented with a commemorative “I Climbed Rotary Peak” pin as evidence of their accomplishment.
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